The Grammys may not be until February 8th, but we’re starting to get an idea as to who runs the show!
For the massive Record of the Year, the nominees are:
Record of the Year:
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Now, I’m going to keep this real with all of my lovely readers…..
THIS HAS TO GO TO SIA.
Right!?
Or Sam.
Check out the rest of the nominations:
Song Of The Year:
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
Hozier, “Take Me To Church”
Best New Artist:
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy ClarkHAIM
Sam Smith
Best Country Album:
Dierks Bentley, Riser
Eric Church, The Outsiders
Lee Ann Womack, The Way I’m Living
Brandy Clark, 12 Stories
Miranda Lambert, Platinum
Best Country Solo Performance:
Eric Church – “Give Me Back My Hometown”
Miranda Lambert – “Automatic”
Carrie Underwood – “Something in the Water”
Keith Urban – “Cop Car”
Best Music Video:
Arcade Fire, “We Exist”
DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Woodkid, “Golden Age”
Best Dance Recording:
Basement Jaxx, “Never Say Never”
Clean Bandit, “Rather Be”
Disclosure f/ Mary J. Blige, “F For You”
Duke Dumont, “I Got You”
Zhu, “Faded”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
:
Iggy Azalea f/ Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Coldplay – “Sky Full of Stars”
Great Big World f/ Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
Jessie J/Nicki Minaj/Ariana Grande – “Bang Bang”
Katy Perry f/ Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
Ariana Grande, My Everything
Katy Perry, Prism
Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
American Hustle
Frozen
Get On Up
Guardians of the Galaxy
Wolf of Wall Street
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Jhene Aiko, Sail Out
Beyonce, Beyonce
Chris Brown, X
Mali Music, Mail Is
Pharrell Williams, G I R L
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend, “All of Me (Live Version)”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Best Rock Song
Paramore, “Ain’t It Fun”
Beck, “Blue Moon”
The Black Keys, “Fever”
Ryan Adams, “Gimme Something Good”
Jack White, “Lazaretto”
Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adam
Beck, Morning Phase
The Black Keys, Turn Blue
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
U2, Songs of Innocence
Childish Gambino, “3005”
Drake, “0 To 100/The Catch Up”
Eminem, “Rap God”
Kendrick Lamar, “I”
Lecrae, “All I Need Is You”Best Alternative Album:
Alt J, This Is All Yours
Cage The Elephant, Melophobia
St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Arcade Fire, Reflektor
Jack White, Lazaretto
Best Traditional Pop Album
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Cheek To Cheek
Annie Lennox, Nostalgia
Barry Manilow, Night Songs
Johnny Mathis, Sending You A Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand, Partners
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Aphex Twin, Syro
Deadmaus, While (1<2)
Little Dragon, Nabuma Rubberband
Röyksopp & Robyn, Do It Again
Mat Zo, Damage Control
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Mindi Abair, Wild Heart
Gerald Albright, Slam Dunk
Nathan East, Nathan East
Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp, Jazz Funk Soul
Best Rock Performance
Ryan Adams, “Gimme Something Good”
Best Metal Performance
Anthrax, “Neon Knights”
Mastodon, “High Road”
Motörhead, “Heartbreaker”
Slipknot, “The Negative One”
Tenacious D, “The Last in Line”
Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, “Drunk in Love”
Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross, “New Flame”
Ledisi, “Like This”
Usher, “Good Kisser”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Angie Fisher, “I.R.S.”
Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner, “Jesus Children”
Antonique Smith, “Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)”
Best R&B Song
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, “Drunk in Love”
Usher, “Good Kisser”
Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross, “New Flame”
Luke James featuring Rick Ross, “Options (Wolfjames Version)”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Jhené Aiko, Sail Out
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Chris Brown, X
Mali Music, Mali Is
Pharrell Williams, Girl
Best R&B Album
Aloe Blacc, Lift Your Spirit
Toni Braxton & Babyface, Love, Marriage & Divorce
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Give the People What They Want
Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration
Common featuring Jhené Aiko, “Blak Majik”
Eminem featuring Rihanna, “The Monster”
I Love Makonnen featuring Drake, “Tuesday”
Schoolboy Q featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, “Studio”
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, “Bound 2”
Best Rap Song
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, “Bound 2”
Kendrick Lamar, “I”
Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boys”
Drake, “0 To 100/The Catch Up”
Best Rap Album
Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Childish Gambino, Because The Internet
Common, Nobody’s Smiling
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP2
Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa, Blacc Hollywood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Band Perry, “Gentle On My Mind”
Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad”
Little Big Town, “Day Drinking”
Best Country Song
Miranda Lambert, “Automatic”
Eric Church, “Give me Back my Hometown”
Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill, “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s”
Best New Age Album
Paul Avgerinos, Bhakti
Peter Kater & R. Carolos Nakai, Ritual
Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman, Winds of Samsara
Kitaro, Symphony Live in Instanbul
Silvia Nakkach & David Darling, In Love and Longing
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Chick Corea, “Fingerprints”
Fred Hersch, “You & The Night & The Music”
Brad Mehldau, “Sleeping Giant”
Best Jazz Vocal Album
René Marie, I Wanna be Evil
Gretchen Parlato, Live in NYC
Dianne Reeves, Beautiful Life
Tierney Sutton, Paris Sessions
What do you think about the nominations? Who was snubbed, and who got a spot on the list that shouldn’t have?